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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Purgatorium are a band from Sweden that plays a atmospheric form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 compilation album "Still In Search" which was released by Discouraged Records.

Heavy guitar riffing along with some drum beats and death metal growls start off the album and spoken word parts are also used at times and elements if thrash can also be heard in the music at times along with all of the musical instruments having a very powerful sound to them.

When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very melodic fashion while atmospheric synths are also used briefly on one of the tracks and when the music speeds up a small amount of blast beats can be heard and at times the riffs also have their melodic moments and as the compilation progresses high pitched screams are added into the music and acoustic guitars are also used briefly and one track is long and epic in length.

Purgatorium played a style of death metal on t his compilation that was very different for the time it was released and also having some atmospheric touches, the production sounds very dark and heavy while the lyrics cover dark and mythological themes.

In my opinion Purgatorium are a very great sounding atmospheric death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this compilation. RECOMMENDED TRACCKS INCLUDE "Still In Search" and "Incoming". 8 out of 10.

Friday, June 23, 2017

Assorted Heap where a band from the Netherlands that has been featured before in this zine and played a technical mixture of death and thrash metal and this is a review of their 1992 album "Mindwaves" which was re-issued in 2017 by Vic Records.

An almost quiet sound starts off the album before adding in a heavier direction which also utilizes some atmospheric sounds briefly and after awhile the riffs going into more of a thrash direction along with the faster sections of the songs utilizing a great amount of blast beats as well as the vocals being mostly death metal growls.

At times screams can be heard while the riffs also use a great amount of melody and you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording and after awhile the music starts incorporating more technical elements along with spoken word parts and acoustic guitars also being used at times.

When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very melodic fashion and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and one of the tracks is very long and epic in length and clean vocals are also used briefly and on some tracks the vocals adapt to more of a thrash style and one track also adds in symphonic elements and they close the re-issue with live bonus tracks that where not on the original version.

In this recording Assorted Heap remained true to the technical style of death/thrash metal of previous releases, the production sounded very professional for the era it was recorded while the lyrics cover drugs, crimes and rape themes.

In my opinion this was another great sounding recording from Assorted Heap and if you are a fan of death and thrash metal, you should check out this re-issue. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Coloured Eyes" "Nice To Beat You" "Cardinal Sin" and "Artificial Intelligence". 8 out of 10.

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Subservience are a band from the United Kingdom that plays a mixture of death metal, thrash and metalcore and this is a review of their 2017 album "Forest Of the Impaled" which will be released in August by Black Bow Records.

A very heavy and brutal sound starts off the album along with a great amount of blast beats while the vocals are mostly deep death metal growls and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while also mixing both the old school and modern styles together.

A great amount of groove can be heard in the guitar riffing while you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording along with the riffs also utilizing a decent amount of melody and when guitar solos and leads are utilized they ae done in a very melodic fashion and they also have their technical moments and also add in touches of thrash and metalcore and high pitched screams are also used briefly and keyboards are added on the closing track which is also very long and epic in length.

Subservience plays a musical style that takes the modern, brutal, technical and old school forms of death metal and mixes them in with elements of metalcore and thrash to create a sound of their own, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark and violent themes.

In my opinion Subservience are a very great sounding mixture of death metal, thrash and metalcore and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Beneath The Earth" "The Dying Light" and "Descend Into Despair". 8 out of 10.

This is a review of a split album between Czech Republic's Khatano and Kundorez called "Czech Madness" which was released by Symbol Of Domination Productions and we will start off the review with Khatano a band that plays a mixture of death metal and hardcore.

Their side of the split starts out with some violent soundscapes before going into a very fast and heavy direction that uses a great amount of blast beats and the vocals are a mixture of angry hardcore style shouts and death metal growls while the riffs also use a decent amount of melody.

All of the musical instruments on their side of the recording have a very powerful sound to them along with the songs also bringing in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's and there side of the split always remains heavy, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover violent and angry themes.

In my opinion Khatano are a very great sounding mixture of death metal and hardcore and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "New Generation" and "Hell".

Next up is Kundorez another band that plays a mixture of death metal and hardcore.

Their side of the split starts out with a spoken intro before going into a very fast and heavy direction which also uses a great amount of blast beats while the vocals are mostly deep death metal growls and after awhile the riffs incorporate elements of hardcore and the music has both 80's and 90's influences.

Grim screams can be heard at times while the solos and leads are done in a very melodic fashion and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them while the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with some of the riffing also bringing in a decent amount of melody, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics are written in their native tongue and cover real life themes.

In my opinion Kundorez are a very great sounding mixture of death metal and hardcore and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Necro Man" and "Kunda'".

In conclusion I feel this is a very great sounding split and I would recommend it to all fans of death metal and hardcore. 8 out of 10.

Phylactery are a band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that plays an old school mixture of death and thrash metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Necromancy Enthroned" which will be released in August by Unspeakable Axe Records.

A very heavy 80's influenced thrash sound starts off the album along with some blast beats a few seconds later and a few seconds later early death metal style screams are added onto the recording and the music also invokes a very dark and raw atmosphere and you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording.

A decent amount of melody can be heard in the guitar riffing and the songs sound like they could of easily been recorded and released 30 years ago and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while the solos and leads also remain very true to a very old school yet extreme style and at times the riffs and you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording and the music always remains very heavy.

Phylactery plays a musical style that goes back to the mid 80's era of the death and thrash metal genres, the production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover Undeath, Necromancy and Plagues themes.

In my opinion Phylactery are a very great sounding old school mixture of death and thrash metal and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Risen Restless Dead" "Morbid Existence" "Enslaved By The Dawn" and "Unholy Empire". 8 out of 10.

Khazaddum are a band from Wisconsin that has been featured before in this zine and plays a brutal and technical form of death metal and this is a review of their self released 2017 album "Plagues Upon Arda" which will be released in August.

Atmospheric synths start off the album along with some tribal beats and symphonic elements and they also mix in with the heavier sections of the music and when the songs speed up a great amount of blast beats can be heard and the riffs also bring in a decent amount of melody.

All of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them while the vocals are mostly death metal growls and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the solos and leads bring in a very chaotic style while the riffs also get very technical at times.

Khazaddum creates a recording t hat remains true to the brutal and technical style of death metal from their last release while also mixing in more symphonic elements this time around, the production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics are based upon the writings of J.R.R Tolkien.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Khazaddum and if you are a fan of brutal, symphonic and technical death metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Deathless Crown" "The Fell Rider's Scourge" and "Shelob The Great". 8 out of 10.

Bloodphemy are a band from the Netherlands that has been featured before in this zine and plays a brutal form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Bloodline" which was released by Sleaszy Rider Records.

Radio static sounds start off the album along with some melodic guitar leads and heavy riffs a few seconds later along with some death metal growls a few seconds later and the riffs also bring in a decent amount of melody while spoken word parts can also be heard briefly and high pitched screams are also used at times.

Throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and one track also adds in a small amount of synths before reverting back to a brutal direction.

Bloodphemy creates another recording that remains true to the brutal death metal style that was established on previous releases, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark, occult and violent themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding album from Bloodphemy and if you are a fan of brutal death metal, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Void" "Infanity" "Obsessed" and "Contravene". 8 out of 10.

Ursinne are an international band consisting of underground veterans from Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom that plays an old school form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Swim With The Leviathan" which will be released in August by Transcending Obscurity Records.

Distorted amp sounds start off the album along with some heavy yet melodic riffs a few seconds later along with the guitar leads also mixing in a great amount of dark sounding melodies and after awhile death metal growls make their presence known along with most of the music being rooted in the 90's.

A lot of the riffs mix the early United Kingdom, Swedish and Dutch styles of death metal together and spoken word parts are also used briefly while the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with a small amount of blast beats and they also bring in Osmonds, Vapors, Queen, and Siouxsie And The Banshees covers as well as a brief use of melodic vocals and synths.

Ursinne plays a style of death metal that is very heavily rooted in the 90's style of the genre and true to the style the band members are known for with their other groups, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover dark themes.

In my opinion Ursinne are a very great sounding old school death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Devil May Care" "Chimes Of Midnight" "Hollow Hearse" and "Spellbound". 8 out of 10.

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Sentient Horror are a band from New Jersey that plays an old school form of death metal and this is a review of their 2016 album "Ungodly Forms" which was released as a joint effort between Redefining Darkness and Testimony Records.

A very heavy Swedish influenced sound starts off the album along with some melodies and all of the musical instruments sounding very powerful while the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic fashion and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard.

Most of the music is very heavily rooted in the early 90's while the vocals are mostly deep death metal growls and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and one track also adds in a few seconds of horror style keyboards and spoken word parts before returning back to a heavier direction and they also bring in an instrumental which also uses acoustic guitars before closing the album with a vocal track.

Sentient Horror plays a style of death metal that is very heavily rooted in the early 90's Swedish tradition, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover horror and anti religion themes.

In my opinion Sentient Horror are a very great sounding old school death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Into The Abyss" "Blood Rot" "Ungodly Forms" "Suffer To The Grave" and "Celestial Carnage". 8 out of 10.

Verthebral are a band from Paraguay that plays a brutal and blasphemous form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Regeneration" which will be released as a joint effort between Satanath, Final Gate Records, and more Hate Productions.

Rain and thunder sounds along with some war samples and synths start off the album before going into a very fast and brutal direction which also uses a great amount of blast beats along with some high pitched screams a few seconds later while the solos and leads are done in a very dark yet melodic fashion.

A great amount of morbid sounding melodies can be heard in the riffing and after awhile death metal growls make their presence known and throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts as well as a great amount of 90's influences while also sounding very modern at the same time and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and there is also a brief use of atmospheric elements while the main focus is on a more brutal style and a later track also adds in a few seconds of acoustic guitars.

Verthebral plays a style of death metal that is brutal while also capturing the old school raw aggression of the 90's South American bands, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover anti religion, philosophy, death, and human conduct themes..

In my opinion Verthebral are a very great sounding brutal death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Place Of Death" "Beyond The Garden Of Creation" "The Plague Of Insomnia" and "Inside Of Me". 8 out of 10.

Sweden's Paganizer have returned with a new recording that continues the old school Swedish death metal style of previous releases and this is a review of the 2017 album "Land Of Weeping Souls" which will be released in August by Transcending Obscurity Records.

A very fast and brutal sound along with a great amount of brutal blast beats start off the album along with a great amount of melodic riffing and after awhile death metal growls make their presence known along with the music being very heavily rooted in the early 90's Swedish style.

Throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording and the solos and leads are done in a very melodic style along with screams also being added into certain sections of the recording and the album also remains very heavy from beginning to closing.

Paganizer creates another recording that remains true to the Swedish death metal style of previous releases, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover anti Christianity, death, murder and gore themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Paganizer and if you are a fan of Swedish death metal, you should enjoy this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Dehumanized" "The Insanity Never Stops" "The Buried Undead" and "Pray To Death". 8 out of 10.

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Blood Of Seklusion are a band from Italy that plays an old school form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "Servants Of Chaos" which will be released in August by FDA Records.

War sound effects start off the album and a few seconds later the music goes into a heavier direction along with some aggressive spoken word parts and the riffs also utilize melodies at times and after awhile death metal growls start to make their presence known along with the music being rooted in the early 90's.

When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very melodic fashion and when the music speeds up a great amount of blast beats can be heard and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and the music always remains very heavy.

Blood Of Seklusion plays a style of death metal that is very heavily rooted in the 90's, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover war, mythological creatures, and social issues themes.

In my opinion Blood Of Seklusion are a very great sounding old school style death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this recording. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Theatre Of Madness" "Servants Of Chaos" "The Sun Shines No More" and "Amen". 8 out of 10.

Lifeless are a band from Germany that has been featured before in this zine and plays a Swedish influenced form of old school death metal and this is a review of their 2017 album "The Occult Mastery" which will be released in July by FDA Records.

Ritualistic sounding synths start off the album along with some spoken word samples and clean guitars a few seconds later and after the intro the music goes into a very fast and raw direction along with a great amount of blast beats as well as introducing death metal growls onto the recording.

A great amount of Swedish influenced melodies can be heard in the bands musical style along with some screams being utilized at times and the music is very heavily rooted in the 90's but with a more modern production and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts.

When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very melodic fashion and both spoken word parts and clean playing also make a return in certain sections of the recording and all of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and there is also a brief use of stringed instruments before returning back to a heavier direction.

Lifeless creates another recording that remains true to the Swedish influenced death metal style of previous releases, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Occultism, Damnation and Armageddon themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Lifeless and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Occult Mastery" "Rites Of Desolation" and "Throes Of Dawn". 8 out of 10.

Voids Of Vomit are a band from Italy that plays an old school form of death metal and this is a review of their 2017 ep "Ritval Expiation" which was released by Everlasting Spew Records.

Horror movie style synths start off the ep along with some demonic voices which also leads up to a heavier musical direction which also introduces deep death metal growls onto the recording along with the music also being very heavily rooted in the early 90's and they also mix the atmospheric and heavy parts together.

All of the musical instruments on the recording have a very powerful sound to them and when the music speeds up a decent amount of blast beats can be heard while the riffs also utilize morbid sounding melodies at times and the songs also bring in a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and high pitched screams are also utilized briefly and some of the fast riffing brings in a decent amount of tremolo picking.

Voids Of Vomit plays a style of death metal t hat is very heavily rooted in the early 90's while also mixing in more of a sci-fi or horror orientated atmosphere, the production sounds very old school while the lyrics cover Occultism, Death, and Darkness themes.

In my opinion Voids Of Vomit are a very great sounding old school death metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Ritval Expiation Of The Parricide" and "Rite Of The Shades". 8 out of 10.

Netherland's Sinister have returned with a re-issue of their 2005 demo which led to them getting re-signed to Nuclear Blast in 2005 after a short break up and the recording is called "Gods Of The Abyss" and will be re-issued on June 23rd by Vic Records.

A very heavy and brutal sound starts off the recording along with some blast beats and death metal growls a few seconds later while the solos and leads are very melodic as well as demonstrating a great amount of talent and skill and you can also hear all of the musical instruments that are present on the recording.

Throughout the recording you can hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while spoken word parts are also used briefly and the music is mostly rooted in the 90's while also being very modern for 2005 and the riffs also bring in a great amount of melody and clean guitars are added onto the closing track.

On this recording Sinister remained true to the death metal style they at e known for, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Suicide, Occultism, Death, and Violence themes.

In my opinion this was another great sounding recording from Sinister and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this re-issue. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Grey Massacre" and "Man Down". 8 out of 10.

Casket Robbery are a band from Madison, Wisconsin that has been featured before in this zine and plays a groove orientated form of brutal death metal and this is a review of their self released 2017 ep "The Ascension" which will be released in August.

Horror movie style samples start off the ep along with some death metal growls and heavy riffing a few seconds later that also adds in elements of groove while the riffs also add in a small amount of melody at times and when guitar solos and leads are utilized they are done in a very dark yet melodic fashion.

All of the musical instruments have a very powerful sound to them and melodic vocals can also be heard briefly and a small amount of blast beats can be heard while the main focus is on a mid paced style and the music also has an atmospheric touch at times while also always remaining very heavy and brutal.

Casket Robbery creates another recording that remains true to the brutal groove orientated style of death metal from previous releases, the production sounds very professional for being a self released recording while the lyrics cover occultism, serial killers and gore themes along with a concept to them.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Casket Robbery and if you are a fan of groove orientated death metal, you should check out this ep. RECOMMENDED TRACK "Lilith". 8 out of 10.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

1. Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and release of the new album?
Hi!! The band or better to say the project AMENTIA exists in the virtual world. I continue to compose music and write lyrics. Artyom continues to do everything related to management and all the other stuff. That's actually the backbone of our band starting from the previous album. When we will have enough material we will record the new album, if the circumstances will allow us to do it of course. But we also do not leave attempts to gather a live line-up to perform some shows promoting the new album “Scourge” and actually not only the new one but also the whole discography: “Mind Degradation”, “Burn to Hate”, "Incurable Disease". We have quite a lot of material to play live but unfortunately we couldn’t find the proper musicians in our environment yet, who would have the professional approach to perform this music and to be in the band in general.

2. Recently you have released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?
This is the first time that I tried myself as a sound engineer and sound producer. I wanted to achieve the sound that would be brutal enough but also legible, with the clear articulation of all instruments. It seems to me that I pretty much succeeded. And two different vocals gave the album more rigidity and anger. This time the vocalists were our good old friends, Dmitry Zubov – ex-vocalist of POSTHUMOUS BLASPHEMER, the fans will definitely recognize his brutal growl, and Valery Zubenko who did all the screaming vocals, this was his debut work and I think quite successful one.

3. This is your first album since 2011, can you tell us a little bit more about what has been going on during that time frame?
Yes, quite a lot of time has passed between the albums. Unfortunately life forces us to adjust our plans and change them. After the release of “Incurable Disease” our country was overwhelmed by the financial crisis and many people including me were forced to search for ways to survive. Our live line-up split up so me and Artyom decided to continue AMENTIA as a studio project.
During this period of time we also have recorded a new album for DEATHBRINGER (Artyom’s band), where I performed the bass parts. And I returned to POSTHUMOUS BLASPHEMER and recorded “Exhumation of Sacred Impurity” album with them in 2014, and we were really active live playing many concerts and taking part in different festivals.
Artyom was also playing with his other bands: WOE UNTO ME, THY DISEASE, DISLOYAL, all of them released albums during these years and had very active concert activity too, WOE UNTO ME released “A Step Into The Waters Of Forgetfulness” in 2014, THY DISEASE – “Costumes Of Technocracy” also in 2014, DISLOYAL – “Godless” in 2015. He also took part in some recordings as a session musician and was pretty busy with his other musical job – as a booking agent and tour manager in Creative Music concert agency from Poland.
So it took a while until we could get back to AMENTIA. The recording of “Scourge” and my first mixing and mastering were also not fast processes. And a lot of time was spent searching for the label; Artyom did a great job in this regard.

4. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?
The topics are the same. A man and what happens to him, the negative aspects of life and of human consciousness. Philosophical reasoning on these topics. For example the first song “Kill Me” is about a son who kills his own mother to relieve her from anguish, from pain associated with cancer disease. And how the moral side differs from the generally accepted and legal one. Actually in every song there is a some kind of a similar meaning and music emphasizes this meaning.

5. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Amentia'?
The meaning of the word “amentia” can be read in Wikipedia, the medical, the literal understanding. Giving this name to a band I wanted to accentuate that in our music there will always be a piece of insanity, strange musical moves, melodies and passages, a kind of musical madness. And the lyrics are corresponding, about people who act inappropriately, contrary to the public morality.

6. What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
Unfortunately in AMENTIA we didn’t have any shows for a long time so we never played live in this line-up. Me and Dmitry Zubov played many gigs with POSTHUMOUS BLASPHEMER, I also played shows with some non-metal bands, more like rock music, Artyom performed a lot of tours and concerts with his bands that I’ve mentioned before and as a session musician. All the bands that we have participated in look different on stage and have absolutely different images, and you have to act there differently, so it’s hard to describe how AMENTIA performance would look like. But I’m sure that insanity and aggression would dominate on stage.

7. Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?
At the present moment we are trying to find a drummer. In Belarus it’s practically impossible, perhaps someone would like to cooperate remotely with us. This is our priority issue for now. We want to perform live but in a complete line-up, so until we find proper musicians there can be no question about it.

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of brutal and technical death metal?
There are positive reviews, there are also negative, the main thing is that they are. We are happy about any opinions. In fact, we play this music just like we feel it and we don’t really focus on someone else's opinion. But it’s always interesting to read the reviews. If they are positive – it’s awesome, if not – it will not make us stop writing music or change our direction.

9. Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
I compose some new stuff right now, sitting with the guitar or just humming something to the voice recorder in my phone, maybe this will result in a new album in the future, who the hell knows. Hahaha. I always wanted to include orchestral stringed instruments in my music but haven’t found interesting ways to implement this yet. So only time will tell.

10. What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influenced on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
The bands that play in my car stereo like Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, Meshuggah, Gojira, Spawn of Possession, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Blotted Science, Ihsahn – these are the fundamental metal bands for me, the favorite ones. There is also a lighter music like Jamiroquai – my favorite in funk, it’s great to feel this groove and stamp my foot while driving :))). Guthrie Govan is one of my favorite guitar players, Victor Wooten of course – I love his sense of music, rhythm and time signatures. And a bunch of other musical styles, even pop music :)).

11. What are some of your non musical interests?
For me music is more like a hobby which pulls finances. And I need to work hard to get these finances for it. For example I work as a design engineer, I develop various products from metal and not only metal :)). Something akin to making music :)). Dmitry Zubov is a bank employee, as I’ve mentioned before Artyom works in a concert agency as a booking agent and a tour manager, and also sometime as an interpreter, Valery is unemployed. Someone likes to party, to drink, I prefer just to have a rest, to make something with my own hands in the house or to repair my car, which breaks down from time to time, little piece of shit :))).

12. Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
I want to invoke metal fans to support all the bands that play and compose music. This is not a cheap pleasure and musicians very often sacrifice not only their finances but also their personal lives to record and release their songs and albums. Of course not everyone can like them, but be lenient. Download music for your reference and then buy CDs, write your feedbacks, because these are the main incentives for our music to become more interesting and more qualitative. Stay BRUTAL.